Anonymous 4

Part of the renowned vocal group’s farewell tour, Anonymous 4 makes its final California appearance at Saint Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church with a special program, The Last Noel, celebrating the group’s five Christmas programs and nearly 30 years of performing together.

Specializing in medieval chant and polyphony, Anonymous 4 formed in 1986 and has since recorded more than 20 albums, performed countless concerts all over the world, and sung music spanning more than a millennium. Renowned for their unearthly vocal blend and virtuosic ensemble singing, the four women of Anonymous 4 combine historical scholarship with contemporary performance intuition to create their magical sound.

Artists

Ruth Cunningham
Marsha Genensky
Susan Hellauer
Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek 

Program

The Last Noel
Songs & Carols for Christmas

Prosa: Gaude virgo salutata
Song: Edi be thu hevene quene
Motet: Balaam de quo vaticinans/[Ballam]
Song: Gabriel fram heven-king
Conductus: Ave virgo virginum
Ballad-carol: Lullay my child – This ender nithgt
Song: Peperit virgo
Carol: Ecce quod natura
Carol: Now may we syngyn
Sequence: O ceteris preamabilis
Hymn: An teicheahd go hÉigipt
Song: Salve virgo virginum
Hymn: Intonent hodie
Song: Gaudens in domino
Song: Sainte nicholaes
Conductus: Nicholai presulis
Song: Sainte nicholaes
Sequence: Salve virgo tonantis
Carol: Can wassel (Wassail song), Trad. Cornish
Carol-Ballad: The Cherry Tree (Trad. American)
Fuging Tune: Rainbow (Timothy Swan, 1785)
Folk hymn: Star in the East (Southern Harmony, 1835)
Carol: Judea (William Billings, 1746-1800)
Fuging tune: Bethlehem (William Billings)